*surfaceconefull
Creates a cone with a specified center and radius, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It also can identify a conical region for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.
Syntax
*surfaceconefull top_center bottom_center base_radius top_radius aspect_ratio height
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify Command
Description
Creates a cone with a specified center and radius, and optionally, prepares it for immediate use in the automesher. It also can identify a conical region for the automesher to use under the mesh without surface option.
Inputs
- top_center
- A node specifying the top center of the cone.
- bottom_center
- A node specifying the bottom center of the cone.
- base_radius
- The radius of the bottom of the cone.
- top_radius
- The radius of the top of the cone.
- aspect_ratio
- A value less than 1.0 creates an elliptical cone or cylinder.
- height
- Height of the cone.
Example
To create a circular cone with the top center at node 1, the bottom center at node 2, a base radius of 100, top radius of 0, and a radius of 50, but not create any elements:
*surfacemode 4
*surfaceconefull 1 2 100.0 0.0 1.0 50.0 If the top radius and base radius are equal, a cylinder is created.
The *surfacemode(4) directive tells HyperMesh not to pass the information on to the automesher for element creation.
Errors
None.